US history
In 1945 scientists in this state witnessed the detonation of the world's first atomic bomb
NEW MEXICO
Sing dance juggle or contort yourself for Simon Cowell & the other 3 judges to win this show
AMERICA'S GOT TALENT
The art of producing formal lettering with a brush or a pen
CALLIGRAPHY
You sing along to a pre-recorded backing track in this form of entertainment with a Japanese name
KARAOKE
The flag of this other country appears in an upper corner of New Zealand's flag
THE UNITED KINGDOM
On August 21 1959 it became our 50th state
HAWAII
On Sunday he is so last week
John Oliver
The science of mapmaking
CARTOGRAPHY
This word is from Japanese for harbor wave & it's a biiiiig one
TSUNAMI
Like its neighbor Venezuela this country uses a tricolor flag
COLOMBIA
The U.S. blockade of this country was made public October 22 1962
CUBA
The 2017 edition of this reality competition had designers working with models from size 2 to size 22
PROJECT RUNWAY
It used to mean the writing of books; now it's a list
A BIBLIOGRAPHY
Characters for endure & person combine to make this word for a stealthy warrior
NINJA
Afghanistan is up there with U.S. breadbasket states in producing this & has sheaves of it on its flag
WHEAT
In 1949 he presented his Fair Deal as part of his State of the Union address
TRUMAN
David Tennant was Detective Inspector Alec Hardy on this BBC America series set in the title seaside village
BROADCHURCH
The T in CAT scan it's a method of using electromagnetic waves to produce an image of an internal structure
TOMOGRAPHY
Characters meaning before & life combine to make this 6-letter word for a teacher who would usually be older than you
SENSEI
Kyrgyzstan's flag depicts one of these tentlike dwellings of central Asian nomads
A YURT
In 1800 these 2 men tied for electoral votes & the House had to decide the outcome
JEFFERSON & AARON BURR
The obstacle course in this NBC competition is based on one at Mount Midoriyama in Japan
AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR
Emmanuel Lubezki has won 3 Oscars in this category
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Enjoy a latte made from this traditional Japanese green tea powder
MATCHA
This provincial capital's 8-year ban on raising the Canadian flag over city hall ended in 1998
QUEBEC CITY